"After using Microsoft's Surface for the past week I can say that I honestly get it. This isn't an iPad competitor, nor is it an Android tablet competitor. It truly is something different. A unique perspective, not necessarily the right one, but a different one that will definitely resonate well with some (not all) users." AnandTech's review is positive, because they focus on Surface's potential.

Actually, not it's not. Vista and the other failures MS force fed people contributed to the steady change of the PC market.

The average person, will compare a tablet with the PC.

Games? Tablets have lousy games compared to PC, but very simple to get and install.

Viruses and malware? Tablets and smartphones don't have them as long as you stay away from shady app markets. PC's up until a few years, ago, connecting your computer to the internet for updates was enough to get it infected.

Both have problems and advantages, but PC's are seen as unreliable shoddy expensive to maintain and upgrade, toys. And Windows bears a large share of the blame.